But time and time again the NHS has failed to live up to expectations - at least in the way the health service interacts with patients and shares information (a much stronger case can be made for its use of technology in areas of medicine, such as robotic surgery).
Lawyers need to understand how to use computer technology to gather information from multiple databases, to manage case files and even to bill their hours.
In Re: Actos (Pioglitazone) Products Liability Litigation recently surfaced as the newest case to fuel the continuing debate about the use of predictive coding technology in litigation.
The likelihood that dual-use technology is diverted to nefarious purposes is increased when a company, as is the case with Technip, contracts with state-owned companies.